13 Sep 2021

Professor Peter McCaffery has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) for the new academic year 2021-22, replacing Professor Jo Price who left last month.

Professor McCaffery, who has been Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the RAU since January, has worked in the higher education sector for more than 35 years and has leadership, management, teaching, and research experience across a range of institutions from further education colleges to USA Ivy League universities.

13 Sep 2021

Former University of Liverpool Director of Operations Graham Pollard has joined the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) as its Chief Operating Officer, a new role borne out of the University’s recent review of Professional Services.

Graham joined the RAU earlier this year from the University of Liverpool where he spent the last six years as Director of Operations for the university’s Faculty of Health & Life Sciences.

22 Jul 2021

Prospective undergraduates at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and the University of Reading are invited to apply for the Jordans and The Prince’s Countryside Fund Sustainable Agriculture Bursary. Successful applicants will get £5,000 of funding throughout their degree.

The Sustainable Agriculture Bursary will fund UK based undergraduate students under the age of 35 to support their academic studies and help pursue their interest in, and knowledge of, sustainable farming and agricultural practices.

15 Jul 2021

A near-complete Anglo-Saxon dwelling and oratory, believed to date from the early 9th century, has been discovered in Derbyshire by archaeologists from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and Wessex Archaeology.

Archaeologists from the RAU’s newly-formed Cultural Heritage Institute, working with colleagues from Wessex Archaeology, undertook a detailed survey of the grade II listed Anchor Church Caves between Foremark and Ingleby in South Derbyshire.

15 Jul 2021

Statement from Professor Joanna Price, Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), in response to today’s publication of the National Food Strategy:

“Maintaining food security in the face of climate change is one of our major global challenges and, as a society, it is our responsibility to address the challenges and dilemmas about how, and where, our food is produced, how we all can equally access nutritious food, and the role of individuals, communities, businesses, and government in developing food chains fit for the future.

14 Jul 2021

Schools from across the UK came together virtually at the weekend to celebrate the benefits of incorporating outdoor learning and school farms into education.

The fourth School Farms Network Conference and Awards was hosted by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and run in partnership between the RAU and the School Farms Network (SFN), part of Social Farms & Gardens, which consists of more than 116 school farms across the UK.

02 Jul 2021

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is delighted to have joined forces with the Vytautus Magnus University (VMU) in Lithuania.

RAU Vice Chancellor Jo Price, and Pro-Vice Chancellor (International) Neil Ravenscroft, virtually joined a formal ceremony at the British Embassy in Vilnius recently where a memorandum of understanding with Vytautas Magnus University&nbsp

25 Jun 2021

This Armed Forces Day - Saturday 26 June 2021 - the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is excited to confirm its pledge to support members of the Armed Forces by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

The Covenant is a promise to the nation to ensure that those who serve, or have served, in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.

18 Jun 2021

Enterprising Royal Agricultural University (RAU) students, Lily Grime and Mia Ashfield have used their time profitably under lockdown to come up with a fledgling business idea that has secured them a £2,500 investment from a panel of prestigious judges.

The Royal Agricultural University’s Grand Idea competition, sponsored by law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys, was held virtually for the second time in its 14-year history, with students pitching their business ideas to a panel of experts in a Dragon’s D

11 Jun 2021

Research undertaken by Royal Agricultural University academics from the School of Equine Management and Science, features in the latest edition of Equine Health Care publication, The Horse.

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